Magic Lantern Films takes its name from the old Magic Lantern Theater, now called the Isla Vista Theater. In the 1970s, the Magic Lantern was an art house that screened classic, independent and foreign films.

The new Magic Lantern picks up where the old one left off by screening critically acclaimed films as well as cult classics. The diverse selection of films will appeal to a variety of audience tastes.

Films screen every Monday night and Thursday night at 8pm during the school year, and every Friday night at 8pm during the summer! Check our schedule for the date and location. Free for UCSB students/$6 for general admission.

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WICKED: FOR GOOD

IV Theater
Thursday February 12th

Two showings:
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
9:30 PM - 12 AM

DIRECTOR: JON M. CHU
2025 / 2 HR 17 MIN

Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. The second of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
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ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

IV Theater
Friday February 13th

9:00 PM

DIRECTOR: JIM SHARMAN
1975 / 1 HR 40 MIN

A rain-soaked couple takes refuge in the castle of a transvestite mad scientist from outer space who is about to unveil his greatest creation.
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 2

IV Theater
Thursday February 19th

8:00 PM

DIRECTOR: EMMA TAMMI
2025 / 1 HR 44 MIN

One year after the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, Abby runs away to reconnect with her animatronic friends, uncovering dark secrets about the true origins of Freddy's and unleashing a horror hidden for decades.
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LITTLE WOMEN

TD-W 1701
Monday February 23rd

8:00 PM

DIRECTOR: GRETA GERWIG
2019 / 2 HR 15 MIN

In 19th century Massachusetts, the March sisters--Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy--on the threshold of womanhood, go through many ups and downs in life and endeavor to make important decisions about their futures.
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ETERNITY

IV Theater
Thursday February 26th

8:00 PM

DIRECTOR: DAVID FREYNE
2025 / 1 HR 53 MIN

In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.
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HAMNET

TD-W 1701
Monday March 2nd

8:00 PM

DIRECTOR: CHLOE ZHAO
2025 / 2 HR 5 MIN

After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with grief in 16th-century England. A healer, Agnes must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss.
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